diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb
index d7a86a5c40..c323df3e95 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/actions.rb
@@ -264,17 +264,18 @@ module Rails
       #   readme "README"
       #
       def readme(path)
-        say File.read(find_in_source_paths(path))
+        log File.read(find_in_source_paths(path))
       end
 
       protected
 
         # Define log for backwards compatibility. If just one argument is sent,
-        # invoke say, otherwise invoke say_status.
+        # invoke say, otherwise invoke say_status. Differently from say and
+        # similarly to say_status, this method respects the quiet? option given.
         #
         def log(*args)
           if args.size == 1
-            say args.first.to_s
+            say args.first.to_s unless options.quiet?
           else
             args << (self.behavior == :invoke ? :green : :red)
             say_status *args
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/actions_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/actions_test.rb
index 4b29afdc8f..68d4c17623 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/actions_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/actions_test.rb
@@ -191,6 +191,31 @@ class ActionsTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
     assert_match(/Welcome to Rails/, action(:readme, "README"))
   end
 
+  def test_readme_with_quiet
+    generator(default_arguments, :quiet => true)
+    run_generator
+    Rails::Generators::AppGenerator.expects(:source_root).times(2).returns(destination_root)
+    assert_no_match(/Welcome to Rails/, action(:readme, "README"))
+  end
+
+  def test_log
+    assert_equal("YES\n", action(:log, "YES"))
+  end
+
+  def test_log_with_status
+    assert_equal("         yes  YES\n", action(:log, :yes, "YES"))
+  end
+
+  def test_log_with_quiet
+    generator(default_arguments, :quiet => true)
+    assert_equal("", action(:log, "YES"))
+  end
+
+  def test_log_with_status_with_quiet
+    generator(default_arguments, :quiet => true)
+    assert_equal("", action(:log, :yes, "YES"))
+  end
+
   protected
 
     def action(*args, &block)